Carlos Alcaraz and Jessica Pegula to headline The Garden Cup 2024 at Madison Square Garden

The Garden Cup 2024 will feature some of the biggest stars from the ATP and WTA in a one-night exhibition event at Madison Square Garden in New York, with Carlos Alcaraz and Jessica Pegula headlining the event on December 4.

The iconic venue will host a tennis exhibition match for the first time since 2018, starting with a showdown between American stars Pegula (No. 7) and Emma Navarro (No. 8). Following the women’s match, four-time Grand Slam champion Alcaraz (No. 3) will take the court to face local favourite Ben Shelton (No. 21).

The Garden Cup will take place in the home arena of the New York Knicks (NBA) and New York Rangers (NHL), one of the most iconic stadiums in the world, which regularly hosts concerts by renowned artists.

It has been several years since tennis exhibitions have been held at Madison Square Garden, a venue that has seen players like Serena and Venus Williams, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and Novak Djokovic, among others. The Garden Cup will also be streamed live worldwide via Tennis Channel.

The Pegula vs. Navarro match is scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM local time, followed by Alcaraz vs. Shelton at approximately 9:00 PM. The exhibition was confirmed in mid-September, just days after the conclusion of the US Open, where Pegula reached the final and Navarro the semifinals. Alcaraz exited in the second round, while Shelton advanced to the third round.